Privacy Policy

Commitment to your Privacy

This site is owned and operated by Anthony T. Holdener III. Your
privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to me. At
Holdener.com, I want to make your experience online
satisfying and safe.

Because I gather certain types of information about the family that
could be potentially dangerous, I feel you should fully understand
my policy and the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and
use of this information. This privacy statement discloses what
information I gather and how I use it.

Information Holdener.com Gathers

At Holdener.com, I gather two types of sensitive
information:

Information that family members provide through optional
submissions. These are voluntary submissions to
provide me with genealogy information I collect in my
database, and present as web pages on this site.

Information that users provide to me for login requests so
that I may determine if they are valid family members who
have a right to view some, but not necessarily all, of the
information I provide throughout the site. Under no
circumstances will I divulge any information about
an individual user to any third party.

Holdener.com Gathers Information with the Following Processes

Manditory Login Information

To gain access to more information within the site, a login is required. To acquire
a login to holdener.com, you must send me personal information so that
I may properly assess whether or not you are a family member. No one who is not
related to the Holdener family may gain a login to the site.

Optional Voluntary Information

I offer the following free services, which require some type of voluntary
submission of personal information by users:

This site

Everything on this site is provided to you, the user, for
no charge. The site, however, would not exist without the
availablilty of family information.

Genealogy collection

I readily collect genealogy information related to the Holdener
family. This information is used solely for the genealogy database or genealogy
documents on this site to be disseminated to other Holdeners
around the world.

Usage tracking

I track user traffic patterns throughout all of the site. However, I do
not correlate this information with data about individual users.
I do break down overall usage statistics according to a user's domain
name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the
browser string (information contained in every user's browser).

I sometimes track and catalogs the search terms that users enter in the
Search function, but this tracking is never associated with individual
users. I use tracking information to determine which areas of the site
users like and do not like based on traffic to those areas. I do not
track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs
overall. This helps me to continue to build a better service for you.

Use of Information

I use any information voluntarily given by my
users to enhance the experience while on the site, whether to
provide interactive or personalized elements within the genealogy
application or to better prepare future content based on the
interests of my users.

I create aggregate reports on user demographics
and traffic patterns. I will not disclose any information about any
individual user except to comply with applicable law or valid legal
process or to protect the personal safety of my users or the public.

Sharing of the Information

I use the above-described information to tailor
my content to suit your needs. I will not share information about
individual users with any third party, except to comply with
applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal
safety of my users or the public.

Security

I operate a secure data network protected by
industry standard firewall and password protection systems. My
security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and
enhanced as necessary and only authorized individuals (me) have
access to the information provided by my users.

Opt-Out Policy

Opting not to participate in certain interactive areas,
which completely alleviates the need to gather any personally
identifiable information from our users.

Opting not to devulge information on the user's family to
the site.

Your Consent

By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this
information by me. If I decide to change my privacy
policy, I will post those changes on this page so that you are always
aware of what information I collect, how I use it, and under what
circumstances I disclose it.